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Anthony Adams (California)
Anthony Adams was a 2012 independent candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 8th congressional District of California. He was a member of the California State Assembly, representing California's 59th Assembly District as a Republican from 2006 to 2010. Adams was one of two chief minority whips in the California State Assembly.
In January 2010, Adams announced that he would not seek re-election in November 2010.[1]
Biography
Adams earned his B.S. in political science from California State University-San Bernardino and his J.D. from Western State University College of Law in Fullerton. His professional experience includes working as a radio host on AM Talk 960, director of legislative affairs for San Bernardino County, and executive analyst for Bill Postmus.
Committee assignments
Adams served on the following committees:
- Budget Committee, California General Assembly
- Elections and Redistricting Committee, California General Assembly (Vice Chair)
- Health Committee, California General Assembly
- Joint Legislative Budget Committee, California Legislature
- Select Committee on Preservation of California's Entertainment Industry
- Rules Committee, California General Assembly
- Rules Committee, California Legislature
Issues
Sponsored legislation
Adams' sponsored legislation includes:
- AB 90 - Torts: personal liability immunity
- AB 238 - Renewable energy resources
- AB 1415 - Elections: voting procedures
For details and a full listing of sponsored bills, see the House site.
Elections
2012
Adams ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent California's 1st District. He was defeated in the open primary on June 5, 2012.[2][3]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
 Gregg Imus (R) |
15.6% | 12,754 |
| Paul Cook (R) |
15.3% | 12,517 |
| Phil Liberatore (R) | 15% | 12,277 |
| Jackie Conaway (D) | 14.3% | 11,674 |
| Brad Mitzelfelt (R) | 10.8% | 8,801 |
| John Pinkerton (D) | 9.7% | 7,941 |
| Angela Valles (R) | 6% | 4,924 |
| Ryan McEachron (R) | 3.9% | 3,181 |
| Anthony Adams (NPP) | 3.4% | 2,750 |
| Bill Jensen (R) | 2.3% | 1,850 |
| George Craig (R) | 1.7% | 1,376 |
| Joseph Napolitano (R) | 1.3% | 1,050 |
| Dennis Albertsen (R) | 0.9% | 761 |
| Total Votes | 81,856 | |
2010
Adams was eligible but did not seek re-election in 2010.
2009 recall
- See also: Anthony Adams recall, California, 2009
Assemblyman Adams, along with five other Republicans in the California State Legislature voted for Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's solution to the state's $41 billion dollar funding gap. The six Republicans became known as the Sacramento Six.
A group called "Atlas PAC" then launched a recall campaign against Adams because of his vote on the budget. However, it was announced on November 20, 2009, that the group had fallen short of its goal of collecting sufficient signatures to force a recall election. Election officials announced that about 46% of the signatures they reviewed were invalid.[4] The group has to collect about 32,000 valid voter signatures by October 13, 2009--within 160 days of the California Secretary of State's office approving a recall petition.
2008
In 2008, Adams was re-elected to the California State Assembly District 59. Adams (R) finished with 91,366 votes and was followed by Donald Williamson (D) with 73,011 votes and Maureen Keedy (L) with 14,744 votes.
| California State Assembly District 59 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Anthony Adams (R)
|
91,366 | |||
| Donald Williamson (D) | 73,011 | |||
| Maureen Keedy(L) | 14,744 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Legislative scorecard
Capitol Weekly, California's major weekly periodical covering the state legislature, publishes an annual legislative scorecard to pin down the political or ideological leanings of every member of the legislature based on how they voted on an assortment of bills in the most recent legislative session. The 2009 scores were based on votes on 19 bills, but did not include how legislators voted on the Proposition 1A (2009). On the scorecard, "100" is a perfect liberal score and "0" is a perfect conservative score.[5][6]
On the 2009 Capitol Weekly legislative scorecard, Adams ranked as a 14.[7]
Personal
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Adams and his wife, Deanna, have been married for twenty years and have resided in the city of Hesperia since 1996.[8]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Anthony + Adams + California + House"
See also
- California State Legislature
- California State Assembly
- California Assembly Committees
- California state legislative districts
External links
- Official website of Anthony Adams
- Legislative profile of Anthony Adams on Project Vote Smart
- Biographical profile of Anthony Adams on Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions: 2008, 2006
- Anthony Adams on Vimeo
- Campaign website
- Facebook page
- Twitter account
Footnotes
- ↑ Redlands Daily Facts, "New names taking advantage of Adams' decision," January 6, 2010
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official primary candidate list," accessed March 13, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Unofficial election results," November 6, 2012 (dead link)
- ↑ Daily Press, Adams recall effort fails," November 20, 2009
- ↑ Capitol Weekly, "Capitol Weekly's Legislative Scorecard," December 17, 2009
- ↑ Fox and Hounds Daily, "Random Thoughts on the Political Scene," December 18, 2009
- ↑ Capitol Weekly, "2009 Capitol Weekly State Legislative Scorecard (Archived)," accessed March 13, 2014
- ↑ Vote Anthony Adams, "About" accessed May 21, 2012
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California State Assembly District 59 2006-2010 |
Succeeded by Tim Donnelly |
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